1) When was Macbeth written? a) 1555 b) 1762 c) 1606 d) 1901 2) Which monarch was on the throne when the play was written? a) Elizabeth I b) James I c) Elizabeth II d) Charles III 3) Where is Macbeth set? a) In France b) In Wales c) In Ireland d) In Scotland 4) How many witches are introduced at the beginning of the play? a) 12 b) only 1, the others were on holiday c) 3 5) What do the witches tell Macbeth? a) That he is handsome b) That he will be a father c) That he will become king d) That he will be very wealthy 6) What is The Great Chain of Being? a) A chain made of human beings b) A belief from 1600: only human beings can make great chains c) A famous Picasso painting d) A belief from 1600: that everything in the world has a ranking and an order and disturbing the order would lead to terrible events 7) Who persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan? a) Lady Macbeth b) the Porter c) Duncan himself d) Banquo 8) What does Macbeth see floating in front of him, before killing Duncan? a) a ghost b) a sword c) a monkey d) a dagger 9) Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plan to blame someone else for the death of kind Duncan. Who? a) evil spirits b) the guards c) Malcolm and Donalbain 10) Macbeth forgets to do something after killing the king. a) He forgets to pray. b) He forgets to wash his hands. c) He forgets to go to sleep. d) He forgets to leave the daggers with the guards, thus framing them for the murder. 11) Who are Malcolm and Donalbain? a) King Duncan's horses. b) King Duncan's sons. c) Lady Macbeth's dogs 12) What do Malcolm and Donalbain do, after king Duncan is found dead? a) Flee to England and Ireland b) Arrange king Duncan's funeral. c) Cry bitter tears. 13) Once Macbeth is king, he worries about: a) Lady Macbeth b) Losing the throne to Banquo c) Losing the throne to Fleance, according to the witches' prophecy d) Not getting enough sleep 14) Macbeth decides to kill again. Who and why? a) Lady Macbeth as she did not give him any children. b) Banquo and Fleance as he wants to make sure the Witches' prophecies do not come true. c) Malcolm and Donalbain as they are still a threat even from afar. d) The Porter as he found out that the Porter called Macbeth's castle: hell. 15) Whose ghost does Macbeth see at the banquet? a) Banquo's b) King Duncan's c) the former Thane of Cawdor's

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